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5 days ago
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Fantastic Four's Joseph Quinn Just Confirmed Another Villain Who's Joining Galactus, And I Can't Wait For This Showdown In First Steps
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Following in the footsteps of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, July's The Fantastic Four: First Steps will see Marvel's First Family forced to contend with the cosmic entity known as Galactus. Between the Devourer of Worlds and his herald Silver Surfer, played in this continuity by Julia Garner, you'd think that'd be enough on Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Thing and Human Torch's plate in First Steps. However, Joseph Quinn, who's bringing Torch, a.k.a. Johnny Storm, to life, has confirmed another villain who's set to appear in the upcoming Marvel movie, and this is a showdown I'm eager to see. While appearing at CCXPMX 25 (via Culture Crave) with his co-stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Quinn let slip during an audience Q&A that we'll be seeing Mole Man in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, though he's obviously playing second fiddle to the (figuratively and literally) big bad who Ralph Ineson is playing. In Quinn's words: We've got a lot of fantastic characters in there. There is also Mole Man, who is wonderful in it, but Galactus is the big bad. He's the big, evil, planet-gobbling space god…He's played brilliantly by the wonderful Ralph [Ineson]. And Silver Surfer, played by the brilliant Julia Garner. We were very lucky to work with her, she's excellent in the film. There are lots of brilliant characters in this film, that's for sure. Although there'd been rumors about Mole Man appearing in The Fantastic Four: First Steps, now we finally have official confirmation about this from one of the actors. So who's playing Mole Man? That's still a mystery, although given what few actors still haven't been identified in First Steps, I think it's probably safe to say Paul Walter Hauser would be the best fit. An extremely loose adaptation of Mole Man was played by Tim Blake Nelson in 2015's Fantastic Four, but it sounds like we can count on a much more faithful take on the character this time around. Mole Man, real name Harvey Elder, was the very first supervillain the Fantastic Four battled in the comics, as he also debuted in 1961's The Fantastic Four #1. Doctor Doom, who appeared four issues later, may have taken the mantle of the team's arch-nemesis, Elder has remained a persistent foe to them over the decades. Between his genius-level intellect, his heightened senses that compensate for his near-blindness, and commanding an army of Moloids, Mole Man is not an enemy to be underestimated, and I can't wait to see what a conflict between him and the MCU's Fantastic Four looks like on the big screen. We don't have that wait too much longer for that to happen, as The Fantastic Four: First Steps opens July 25 on the 2025 movies schedule. After that, the title team will be back in action for Avengers: Doomsday, which is now coming out on December 17, 2026.
Hindustan Times
25-04-2025
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Julia Garner was confused about her character in The Fantastic Four First Steps: 'Isn't the Silver Surfer a man?'
Julia Garner's casting as the MCU's Silver Surfer in The Fantastic Four: First Steps has not been without debate. The actor is playing Shalla-Bal, the female version of the Silver Surfer in the film, which some viewers have found odd. While the character is comic-accurate, she is not the 'original' Silver Surfer. Julia has said that she herself was confused when asked to play the character. (Also read: Who is Julia Garner's Shalla-Bal? Here's why Silver Surfer is a woman in Fantastic Four: First Steps) Garner said she "was confused" over the fact that her antagonist role, the Silver Surfer, is now a woman, reported Deadline. "I met up with director Matt Shakman, who's lovely," she said, adding, 'We met up at some restaurant in Burbank or something, I don't even remember, but I knew it was for the Fantastic Four,' as per the outlet. Garner continued, 'And then I was confused because I was like, 'Wait, isn't the Silver Surfer a man?' I was just like, 'Okay, well, I'll play anything.' I was a very big fan of Matt's, so there was already, in my mind, like, 'I should probably meet with Matt Shakman because he's a very smart director and I love his work.' And then he explained to me that it's Shalla-Bal and that whole thing.' The Silver Surfer is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is a humanoid alien with metallic skin who can travel through space with the aid of his surfboard-like craft. Initially, a young astronomer named Norrin Radd on the planet Zenn-La, he saved his homeworld from the planet devourer, Galactus, by serving as his herald. The character was seen in Sony's Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007), in which Doug Jones played him. But The Fantastic Four: First Steps features Shalla-Bal instead. The Fantastic Four: First Steps is directed by Matt Shakman and is based on a screenplay by the writing team of Jeff Kaplan, Ian Springer, Josh Friedman, Cameron Squires, Eric Pearson, and Peter Cameron. The film features an ensemble cast including Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as the titular team, alongside Ralph Ineson, Julia Garner, Paul Walter Hauser, John Malkovich, Natasha Lyonne, and Sarah Niles. (With ANI inputs)
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17-04-2025
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Julia Garner's Silver Surfer revealed in new 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' trailer
Surf's up! Julia Garner has officially arrived to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The "Ozark" actress finally made her debut as the Silver Surfer in a new trailer for "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" released April 17. In the footage, her character is seen arriving on Earth to warn the Fantastic Four that their planet has been marked for death. Johnny Storm (Joseph Quinn) then flies toward the Silver Surfer and grabs her board, only for her to knock him away and send him flying back toward Earth. A few more shots of the Silver Surfer are shown throughout, including one of her flying on her board through an explosion. Laurence Fishburne previously voiced the Silver Surfer in 2007's "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer." But in "First Steps," Garner will be playing a female version of the character named Shalla-Bal, who is the herald of Galactus. Galactus is also featured in "First Steps," played by Ralph Ineson. The trailer shows the giant villain towering over the city and ends with his large foot stomping through the street. A new Fantastic Four makes Marvel debut in 'First Steps' movie trailer "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" stars Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm, who go to space and return with superpowers. In the April 17 trailer, Sue Storm reveals to Johnny and Ben that she's pregnant. "You are going to be the best dad," Johnny tells Reed Richards. "Just kidding, you are out of your depth." "First Steps," which hits theaters in July, marks the Fantastic Four's long-awaited debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It's also the characters' first time on the big screen since 2015's "Fantastic Four," a notorious bomb widely considered one of the worst superhero films of all time. After Disney acquired Fox in 2019, Marvel Studios gained the rights to try its own rendition of the characters and bring them to its film universe for the first time. Julia Garner debuts as spiffy Silver Surfer in 'Fantastic Four' footage And Marvel is betting big that audiences will dig the foursome. Pascal, Kirby, Quinn and Moss-Bachrach are all already confirmed to be reprising their roles in next year's "Avengers: Doomsday." The film will star Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom, a traditional Fantastic Four villain. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Julia Garner's Silver Surfer revealed in new 'Fantastic Four' trailer
